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#EDBBD5

Thistle · light warm pink

About #EDBBD5

#EDBBD5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.4), with Bubblegum the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBEDD3 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green187
Blue213

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.9
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EDBBD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBBD5.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #EDBBD5.
12.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDBBD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDBBD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC4D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9CCD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4BBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDBBD5?

#EDBBD5 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 73% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDBBD5?

Use black text. Black on #EDBBD5 has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDBBD5?

Its complementary colour is #BBEDD3, and analogous partners are #ECBBED and #EDBBBC.